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"Work and How I Got There"


            
             Its 5 am, and I am sitting at my dining room table, studying never-ending notes.
             on how Minoan art affects today's society, and why men who lived so long ago are important.   The fluorescent lights of my dorm room cast a dim light on my.
             mountain of books, a harsh reminder of the work to be done. My eyelids are heavy, as my 5th cup of coffee begins to wear off. A year ago studying wasn't important.
             to me. A year ago I would have been in bed by 12, after skimming over my notes,.
             skipping half my homework, and choosing sleep over work. Now I sit, looking.
             forward to my 3 hours of sleep before waking up at 8 to study more, and I am.
             satisfied. I am happy to be learning.
             I write to you today, Mr. Kolb, to give praise for your efforts and successes in.
             guiding me to my current position at the University of Cincinnati, and a.
             hopefully a lucrative career in the design field.
             You weren't always my favorite teacher, Mr. Kolb, but that didn't matter. You taught me what I needed to know to mature, and in turn, prepared me for college. In a.
             school that only cared about your grade, not your knowledge, you were able to.
             push me in the right direction, to prepare my intellect for not only my college.
             days, but my adult life.
             Every day I dreaded school, dreaded dirty looks from teachers, dreaded the thought of, "When am I ever going to use this?- .
             I missed learning, I missed excitement of something new, I missed caring about.
             school. I had given up on the school system, but you changed all that in my senior government class.
             Government wasn't my favorite subject. You were a tough, straightforward.
             teacher. You taught the basics, but with that, shared your experience, your own.
             knowledge, not what came out of a book. You taught me that comprehension comes.
             from experience, not memorizing facts. Some teachers encourage, but you intrigued. You intrigued me to become involved in government. I vote because I want to. I vote because you informed me of the difference I can make, you taught me to stand up for what I believe in, and not just to stand, but to speak.


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